Of Mice and Men ending

[@someperson2500]

Oh god George shot him when Lennie mentioned the rabbits because Lennie was happiest when thinking about the rabbits. George WAITED for that moment, for the rabbits. He wanted Lennie to end with his most happiest thought.

[@BluMorpho86]

And plus the only nice option was a quick death hell if he got into curleys hands

[@f.w.5928]

But it's still so sad...

[@wiggy009]

He had like a dopamine rush at the end

[@spaghetti5618]

Stop 🤧😭😭😭😭

[@baffledbea]

you’re making me cry bruh-

[@xRetroPvP]

When they kill the dog, the old man says 'I wish I killed it myself' as it was his dog, and that's why George killed Lennie as if he didn't do it he would've regretted it.

[@bengalsnfl_]

Yeah that part of killing the dog was a foreshadowing part. Everybody who read it the first time probably missed it

[@fernandoraudales5406]

+Braeden Guthrie I just got done reading and watching the movie for English, I totally missed it

[@bak8625]

+Fernando Raudales for gcse English?

[@ego-pt7vt]

Like old yeller

[@jshoe3]

+xRetro PvP See in the book as well as in this movie, it's very apparent Lennie doesn't understand how the world works. George killed Lennie as a mercy killing, because he knew Lennie would not understand what and why the oncoming lynch mob were going to do to him. Lennie would've died terrified and painfully. Instead George put Lennie into the happiest thoughts with the rabbit story, and then he reluctantly killed him, thus putting him out of his misery. Mercy killing.

[@NerophoiX]

good luck with ur book reports kids

[@btnbatv649]

NerophoiX we reading this book to and I just spoiled it for myself o well

[@BrickFilmerPowerlolifk]

Thanks! I do need luck and there is no better place to go than Family Guy!

[@leonjames4864]

Haha that's why I'm here too. Mine is for tomorrow and I haven't started and I have to put it on the computer as well and my English book

[@McHaZeHD]

I like how my teacher told me that Lennie didnt get shot in the back of his head by George... -_-

[@C00LLATE]

I'm reading the book and I watched the movie 2 times lol

[@russellcruzluna4059]

Just to clear the air, many people in this comment section are saying that George killed Lennie because of dumb reasons. Some that I've seen in this comment section are, "George kills Lennie because Lennie killed Curley's wife.", "George understands that Lennie has been through more and doesn't want him to feel more pain.", "George kills Lennie because Lennie keeps getting in trouble.", "George kills Lennie because if he didn't, Lennie would be put in a mental hospital and get mistreated.", and "Lennie was going to be tortured by Curley." Some of those are good speculation, but not the actual reason. In both the novel and the movie, Curley takes his shotgun and says he'll kill Lennie at first sight, and I believe that George didn't want Lennie to die thinking he did something wrong and got everybody mad.while being shot at by Curley. When George finds him near the river, Lennie's apologizing and asking if he's going to receive hell from George as he has before, but George already had planned to kill him and wanted him to die happy. That is why, when George shoots Lennie, he allows them to be talking about their 'American Dream' land, and how he'll get to tend the rabbits. So as Lennie was shot, his final thoughts were joy because he didn't receive hell, and even happier ones because he'd still get to tend the rabbits.

[@xavierevans6931]

Its similar to how candy said he should of killed his own dog, perhaps george thought he should of killed lennie, curley.

[@tcparker0216]

I have an essay on this exact question, so thanks for the help

[@fryingpan8973]

You've made me cry.

[@Person01234]

It's a bit reductive to say there was just one reason. As far as I am concerned it was a combination of factors, what you said may have been one of the main ones but there are other factors, including ones you mentioned and indeed some selfish factors as well.

[@RattlerX5150]

I believe that George killed lennie because the death he gave him was far more merciful than what that mob would have done to him

[@DarkendSoul1996]

Forget all of my breakups in High School. The end of this book was the real heartbreaker, ladies and gentlemen

[@Shadowbox18]

Wasn't too much breakups

[@Neo2266.]

I wish I had breakup

[@TommyMVSERVTI]

*You guys had breakups in high school?*

[@ant9549]

No fucking cappppp

[@BlueOx2277]

I was more sad when Carlson shot Candy’s dog😞

[@creeperman7885]

George wanted to tend the rabbits

[@andrewgipson3385]

Why he shot him off xD

[@shonyeezy5672]

andrew gipson because Lennie was gonna die either way he rather have him die thinking of something Happy rather than being kill by angry people and him be killed

[@natashapaulino3761]

Marshon Barrino yeah like when candy said he wished he killed his dog himself instead of letting Carlson do it

[@emmettochrach-konradi2785]

andrew gipson he was going to be brutally murdered and george would rather he died happily

[@zanesohi2]

woooooooow XD this made me laugh so hard. but still. sad.

[@emilc3528]

In the end he's all alone but the only thing he has left are memories...................

[@aureh9982]

Yo that hit me in the feels oml

[@NeonZXK4472]

That’s sad

[@trouserboy3234]

I was wondering why he was back on the train, now I know. He had friends at the ranch and now he has to leave. This movie IS SAD AF

[@ahegaojosuke3250]

GenesisKnight It was georges fault because he brought him with him and plus he couldve stayed with him to calm things down but in the end everyone fucks up.

[@stephenbyrne2170]

@@ahegaojosuke3250 George had to shoot him. What else was there? Let Curly avenge his wife?

[@guidingnewt9936]

The guy who played Lennie did a really good job, I was expecting him to take it too far and go over the top but his performance was great.

[@CryingButterfly0508]

Guiding Newt I concur.

[@robertkelley6399]

Guiding Newt... His name is John Malkovich.

[@MistaKwayzee]

i thought lennie was supposed to be big and fat??

[@gruntshaw99]

John malkovich. My favorite actor 😍

[@bobbyb7979]

John Malkovich, he was also good "In the Line of Fire"

[@BuddyDixon]

Lennie putting his arm around George is what gets me every time... 😢

[@daddyswagdollar8433]

Buddy Dixon i know 😭

[@markibash2689]

I don’t think many have mentioned it but the fact that George is helping lennie on that last bag when earlier in the film we saw lennie could do that easily

[@Sovereign01]

Especially as that part of the ending wasn't in the book.

[@floofyflooffloof4263]

Sad because he was thinking about his future... then there was no future.

[@RahulSharma-ug5ke]

George figured that if Lennie would still be alive, then the cops would torture him in jail, so George had to do it

[@maxmulsanne7054]

It's especially sad that so many have experienced that in life.

[@kaliberkam0681]

George was talking about all the things he would do without Lennie but he cant do it without him it's so sad!

[@thatkidonmodernwarfare2446]

I noticed that in the book. In chapter 3 George Lennie and Candy were getting excited about this house they were gonna buy and then live a happy life in. But then Lennie fucked up

[@Deathmare235]

@@RahulSharma-ug5ke not the cops but the other guys

[@SamBateson]

No George only killed him because he didn't want curley to do it. He told Lennie to look over the river and told the story so he could die when he was happy

[@kevinandraca3465]

I think he did it because of what Candy said about how he shouldn't've let a stranger shoot his dog

[@adamderenches278]

kevin andraca Pretty much both could be the case.

[@Zereul-MedikatedTurnip]

and because he did't want lennie to suffer

[@jsn683]

It was quick and painless.

[@mr.bubbles8351]

Nah, george wanted to tend to the rabbits

[@cavejohnson9938]

Shooting best friend prank gone wrong (gone emotional)

[@cyantony422]

"Woah bro, it's a prank"

[@yahyemohammed3618]

+Cave Johnson nah bruh it a social expiriment bro relax it just a prank prank gone sexual gun pulled out kissing

[@TheBlobster1212]

+Blue Canary and company "Just a prank bro there's a camera over there and over there"

[@TheTTVCrew]

+Cave Johnson ool

[@_Biggg_t]

Lennie: Tell me again George George: It's just a prank bro (shoots him)

[@Aqman16]

i was reading the book in class. and i finished it in class, and i was crying with my head down. and i got yelled at for having my head down

[@thejohnthebomb1]

i laughed so uch

[@Reminders4ever]

wierdo

[@thejohnthebomb1]

ubey the beasto haha no i don't get connected to fictional characters, which i find wierd

[@PrincessofKeys]

I Can get connected to them, because you can relate to them! Or perhapes you can feel what there feeling, and it makes you feel a certain way.

[@Aqman16]

Princess of Keys same

[@kendallmckee2023]

Imagined if George missed: George: (gunshot) “dammit, uhh Lennie, you just keep lookin at the river. This is awkward...”

[@jimmymcconnell6962]

😂😂😂😂

[@jana8977]

how dare you make me laugh at this afdjkde

[@sergeant_ruh_rh8537]

Probably couldn’t. But it’d be better if there’s no bullets or the guns jammed.

[@AP-23]

Just uh think about the uh rabbits

[@mrfr0st199]

Ye keep thinking bout those rabbits

[@bloomsweet1]

I remember I read this book at school but while I was reading it, I really did thought they were going to have a happy ending. when I read the ending, I cried so much. I really wanted George and Lennie to have a happy ending.

[@auniqueandcreativeusername]

Same same...

[@kevmclarty]

I'd say they did this wrong in the movie. In the book it was slow and difficult and they talked it out in much detail while here the shot was quick and fast and they didn't talk in as much detail to embellish the characters

[@wiwi08193]

Exactly!! George shot Lennie way to quickly in the movie. My reaction to the book was tears and whatnot, but the movie adaptation of it was too soon and it made me really upset. I even yelled "why did you do that!" Out loud at my hoise

[@nerdieone1]

+Winnie Yuan I think in this version he did he quickly because if he waited his resolve would have faltered. Plus, it was right when Lenny was talking about what he most loved. (tending the rabbits)

[@enevy3165]

EXACTLY!! All of you are literally speaking my thoughts. I thought I was the only one that thought Lennie's death was way too quick. "And I get to tend the rabbits-" George pulls out the gun and bang, Lennie's dead... the end.

[@CryingButterfly0508]

-Fantasy is my Reality- He wanted to do it before he hesitated and gave up.

[@luce4864]

Yeah

[@TheSnawk]

just some analysis on this.. 1. Carlson shooting Candy's dog is a direct foreshadowing and parallelism of this event. Carlson killed the dog to put it out of its misery, like George killed Lennie to save him from the mob. Carlson shot the dog where the neck meets the head, which he claims "the dog won't feel a thing." George also shoots Lennie in this spot. 2. George killed Lennie so abruptly and mid-sentence because he wanted Lennie to die while he was happy and thinking about his favorite thing: rabbits. He also had to do it quickly because he might've changed his mind or the mob may have reached them. 3. This event puts the final touch on the over-arching theme of Of Mice and Men... and that theme is that there is a predatory nature of human beings. Throughout the novel, Lennie kills mice, the puppy, and Curley's wife. This makes him a predator. Even though he is innocent-minded, it shows that no one can escape the predatory nature. You are either a predator or prey. Curley was a predator to Lennie but that changed once Lennie broke Curley's hand. Then Curley became the prey. 4. The very last sentence might not make sense to anyone reading the book. It is not showed in the above video, but basically Carlson asks Curley what is upsetting George. This is because Carlson has no pity or show of emotion. George is upset because he realizes his dream will never come true. and that feeds into another theme: the impossibility of the American Dream.

[@theprodigy4446]

Explain on how this is funny?

[@itwasntme328]

Sorry but this is actually not the theme. The theme is: No matter how flat you make a pancake, it's always got 2 sides. Btw: Look at Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Rappers, Rockstars ect. They pursued a dream no matter how hard it was. Your argument is purely idiotic and shows no textual clues to support your theme. Just stupidity.

[@NP-fo7dz]

Loochifer thanks for this u just did my English homework

[@laurenrattenberry7628]

This helped with my English ,thanks a lot

[@hamporpabor859]

Thanks for practically writing my whole thesis for me Stranger from KZbin. Now I can just put my own twist to it and save time. Cheers!

[@MrGrinn]

''And i get to tend the wabbits'' BOOM

[@CDNSpartan]

yup poor Lennie they should of ran away like in the beginning

[@cs-zr9xy]

Matthew Walsh no. it's better this way. he doesn't know right from wrong and something else would have happened

[@MrGrinn]

Considering back then the only way they knew how to look after a man with a mental disability was to isolate them in a room for the rest of their life perhaps a bullet to the head is better. Although he did commit a murder (Not on purpose) Sure murdering him is not a humane way of dealing with a well known crime like George quoted ''He was kicked in the head by a horse'' this shows that he has issues which cannot be dealed with.

[@kaxii12]

I was kinda shocked by the ending in the film, It's not that much like the story, the way he just stands up and shoots him quickly, like it's nothing, made it look like he didn't feel as much for Lennie, it was almost as if the directer wanted to get it over with, and I think it took away feeling from the scene, the way it was almost, boom "NO SCOPE BRUH" into the back of his head, almost like it was compulsive rather than against what he wanted to do,

[@kaxii12]

James Ramirez Which might mean I was right (this is also basic theory BTW, I don't think its true, but I feel the ending makes it out to be that way) So maybe, he didn't like having to spent ages in some sort of emotional gun pointing at the back of the head.

[@C____F____M]

3:06 I feel like this is lennie's afterlife... He is finally free to live with his best friend, and no one will mess with him

[@Wuking93]

Bullshit. His best friend murdererd him

[@C____F____M]

@@Wuking93 he doesn't know that

[@-ToyotaYaris-]

@Wuking George killed Lennie because George knew that the men wouldnt forgive Lennie,almost ignoring the fact that Lennie has mental issues, George made it quick and painless rather than Lennie either dying a painful death by the hands of the mob or being in jail...which we know he wouldnt survive. George did the best he could do for Lennie in this scenario.

[@thewillofabeast9079]

@@Wuking93 Have you read the book or actually seen the movie??!!

[@icecold6381]

@@Wuking93 have you read the book? George killed Lennie because if he didn’t then the other men would have captured him and tortured him to death. George gave him a quick painless death while also letting him go out happy.

[@zaffles4863]

“I oughta shot that dog my self, George. I shouldn’t of ought to let no stranger shoot my dog.” - Candy

[@shovelface4918]

Although one of the saddest, but this is one of the most beautiful endings. The way George leans on his shoulder and implies that he loves Lennie is just what makes the ending that so emotional. Whatever he did, it's because he cared for Lennie and wanted him to think about the things that he loved instead of being tied or something by some asshole and stabbed in the eye. It just shows the love he had for his best pal and I'm always going to cherish this.

[@harryday174]

If any of you are writing essays on Of Mice and Men, consider the similarities between Candy and George. Earlier in the book Carlson convinced Candy to let him kill his dog - a bit later, Candy realises that Carlson shouldn't have killed his dog, but he should have because it was his dog. At the end you can see links between George and Camdy because George doesn't want to let other people kill his friend (just like how Candy regrets letting other people kill his dog), so he has to do it first. That's why he shot him, rather than letting Curley lynch him. Another similarity is that both George and Candy want what they can't have - their own land. You could almost see Candy as a representation of George in the future, having waited his whole life in hope of getting his own land.

[@IRONMANAustralia]

Yeah, that parallel about euthanising Candy's dog is about as subtle as a bullet to the back of the head. And it's about as easy to miss.

[@natashapaulino3761]

That's what I said

[@iTimothyHd484]

+Harry Day Candy: "I shouldn't ought to let no stranger shoot my dog"

[@riceypooie7428]

I'm writing an essay about it tomorrow

[@haoweishi1340]

Who else is studying this book for their English GCSE?

[@SaintsBro217]

Here here. Exam's in June.

[@haoweishi1340]

same! I'm betting it's gunna be on Candy....

[@brandonking4071]

We're lucky, our teacher allowed us to study it in year 9 :)

[@aaliaahmed1915]

+Haowei Shi i am exams in june

[@Mariarocks247]

+Haowei Shi me

[@theflash691]

Lennie is tending the rabbits in heaven. R.I.P. Lennie.

[@chisomololo9138]

Hell kill them up here by accident.

[@Wuking93]

@@chisomololo9138 LOL

[@nerdieone1]

That last part of them walking together and Lennie takes hold of George's shirt always stuck out to me. Very innocent and childlike. 😢

[@armsox]

you can tell the difference between the angry middle schoolers who had Of Mice and Men as a reading assignment and the people who actually read the book to enjoy it just by looking at the comments

[@meganc4028]

I know George did the right thing but I cry like a little bitch every time

[@TeatreesGames]

same

[@silviyalal7852]

+Megan C same :(

[@_Biggg_t]

me too😢

[@ArinGokdemir]

We all do.

[@weezy8801]

George made a decision, what is good for Lennie.

[@lemonademouth805]

Also if you guys hadn't noticed, the whole time he was talking to Lennie you can notice the hesitation. George having his head on Lennies shoulder, and the hesitation to move back. He had to get it over with. John Steinbeck chose George to shoot Lennie because if he didn't think of what Curley would've done. Curley would've tortured him, and cuss at him. But the way George did it was more peaceful. He was talking about the good road ahead of Lennie. I'm glad he chose George to shoot Lennie. It was a bittersweet ending.

[@korgoth13]

We watched this at the end of our Steinbeck unit in high school, and I remember the whole class erupted in laughter at the point George pulled the trigger. I think it was just the timing of the whole thing that came off as funny to us. Our teacher was beside herself, "What is wrong with all of you?"

[@Kuifje]

Same happened to my class. The timing is just so perfect. It’s like when you cut a scream in a way that makes it funny

[@Gom1458]

Same kinda, my class laughed at the way Purty was lying in the hay.

[@RealToxicJim]

lmaoo I had to hold my laughter because no one was laughing and I didn’t want everyone to think I’m messed up

[@nandoman4769]

I think part of it is that in the book this scene feels excruciating and intense. George seems so reluctant and he’s shaking while trying to bring himself to finally shoot Lennie. In the movie it’s like **BANG** headshot bitch! No hesitation at all.😂

[@theguywhoasked2597]

HE GOT TROLLED SO HARD REALLY THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA SEE THE RABBITS they all thought

[@orionpax1175]

In the book this was way more emotional to the point where I cried but in this I laughed when it happened

[@josephdunn9538]

The Marvel Kid , Teen, Idk Saaaame

[@TheBigFanSelenaDemi]

probably cause in the book steinbeck tried having the readers so into the book whereas in the movie they didnt do that, and just had lennie killed in the middle of when he was speaking.

[@orionpax1175]

Simran Ahmed It made me laugh because George just shot Lennie without emotion at all

[@TheBigFanSelenaDemi]

yeah, for me it was like wtf

[@Ralph1826]

The Marvel Kid , Teen, Idk cuz of family guy hahaha

[@TheMooseguy]

I kinda think the shooting was a bit sudden. I always imagined it when reading the book that he held the gun there for some time hesitating to shoot. It's still the saddest moment though :'(

[@clipshot100]

I completely agree with you, having to study this scene in the book I got curious to see what it was like in the movie, and in the book he lets Lennie speak about the "dream farm" with the gun pointed to his head and THEN shoots.

[@1ktbell]

I pictured it a bit differently in the book XD

[@nicrodriguez9393]

Christianlovesmetal same, a little more emotional

[@assembler496]

+Nicolas Rodriguez yeah, like he would be crying and have the gun at his head for ages

[@nicrodriguez9393]

yep, which i liked

[@Virdit]

Smae

[@curiomotiontt8198]

We always pictured something different in the book

[@benjamindavid5681]

Steinbeck's brilliant understanding of Love as Compassion. This is real love. No words can describe this type of Love.

[@YoungZackary96]

I will never forget how quiet the classroom got during this scene Edit: This was back in 2013

[@Jay_Me.4]

Quiet? My entire class started laughing so hard because of how abrupt it was when George shot Lennie.

[@119ryan8]

@@Jay_Me.4 different generation indeed

[@josephcontreras3860]

@@119ryan8thinkers & reactors

[@wearethewearethewearethhe]

@@Jay_Me.4eventually no one with a brain will be left

[@michaelvega6646]

When my class saw this we were shocked

[@photon72]

And this is how you make a below 200 pages book more powerful than a 1000 pages saga.

[@DupreeBlosch]

I pictured it slower in the book. But still my tender tender heart ):

[@hopper9760]

This is such a powerful and emotional scene, I never cry during movies, sad or otherwise, but this movie and this scene in particular is so heartbreaking. Kudos to the director / cast for bringing a book to life with just as much if not more power and feeling to the big screen.

[@seasemestreetcast]

Try watching Seven Pounds that one made my while family cry

[@connorduggan1636]

Watch the elephant Man thats sad

[@mtvmadness934]

Amen, if you watch this scene out the box it's not sad but if see the whole movie without knowing Niagara falls

[@giannimiranda4473]

Watch One Flew Over The Cukoos Nest

[@kehfen]

When George couldn't talk I lost it and started to tear up. Damn man, this movie is so good and sad and depressing

[@yt30417]

This is one of John Malkovich s masterpieces. Very well done!

[@Awfulwriter]

Look at the flowers Lizzie.

[@evanburke7773]

Nathan Thompson walking dead! Nice

[@leinadsenil4710]

',:-) nice

[@riyad3320]

:’(((((

[@j0hn_av943]

no shit, was thinking the exact same thing when it was leading up to this scene

[@62202ify]

I was thinking the same thing, "Look at the flowers Lennie".

[@DSD288]

I know this isn't real but I'm legit tearing up right now. George should've brought a horse to Lennie and they would've escaped and gotten themselves a farm and LENNIE COULD TEND THE RABBITS

[@WiggleJimmy]

+Sean Dufresne because they have been running all their life, and that is no way to live.

[@wozerhd2801]

What about Candy man he has most of their money

[@krazus2036]

Haven't even read or watched this fiction but I am going to bet he is a dangerous man child that doesn't understand how the world works he would kill again on accident and from what I hear he kills mice or some thing as a hobby? I want to read this book but yet again I don't

[@jacobcazzol2659]

Redlord H Lennie had the mind of a 6 year old so he didn’t understand his own strength and the book states this multiple times that lennie is strong as hell and there’s a lot that proves like how he crushes Curleys hand(loved that part) or how he accidentally killed his dog cuz it bit him and he smacked it and how whenever he would get a mouse he’d get bitten by it and in return would smack it killing it in the process

[@alexcurrlin3848]

@@krazus2036 that is really inaccurate to Lennie's character

[@Pendragon981]

George was such a good friend. I wish I had a friend like that to put me out of my misery.

[@mricyyy4927]

Awe he lays his head on Lennie's shoulder cause he knows he getting ready to lose him man why this ending

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Imagine being forced to shoot your best freind. I can't even imagine myself doing that. One of the hardest decisions ever. Nobody should ever go through that.

[@xophanlo8802]

This movie was made in 1992 I was born in 1999 I Read this book in 2016 I Watched this movie in 2021 Thanks Mrs.Cole, this book and movie is very emotional and beautiful! I miss your class and thought I watched the movie since you introduced us into the book Of mice and men. I miss high school and I miss the old times. Class of 2k18 I hope everyone is doing fine

[@VennyRestore]

When I read this book the ending almost made me cry. This was some of the most well written novels of its time.

[@gussetblaster6786]

My brother has Autism and our relationship has been very much similar to George & Lenny for the past 40 years. It has both ruined my life yet made me a better person in the process. The difference being I haven't put a bullet into the back of my brother's head. I have never cried so much during a movie, ever. I had to keep pausing it to clean myself up then continue watching. It took me 6 hours to get through.

[@Jaypes1]

Did he kill a woman?

[@dibbidydoo4318]

George: And I get to tend the rabbi- **BOOM!** Lenny: no george, I GET TO TEND THE RABBITS!

[@ashie9849]

switch the names

[@kingchrisa4188]

Damn the last scene always gets me teary eyed especially at 3:32 when Lennie put his hand around George. It shows that Lennie and George, even after all their ups and downs, were still there for each other. I just wish Lennie never killed Curley’s wife

[@saadahmad913]

Better yet never left his Hat there

[@thewillofabeast9079]

I saw this in English class and it brought a tear to my eye. Both versions of this film were incredible but, when they showed a flashback with George and Lenny, I cried guys. R.I.P To those who worked on both this film and the 1939 version.

[@nicolew4513]

George being upset makes me want to cry knowing his bestest friend is gone... Even if George didn't do it and Curley did... George has no future anymore because of all the memories 😭😭💔

[@destroyergirl8087]

The reason that George killed Lenny, specifically by shooting him in the back of the head is because he remembered what Candy said about his dog. He lets somebody else kill him off and later regretted it. George saw the guilt that candy felt after not having done it himself. Everything that happened with Candys dog was all foreshadowing to this last moment. How are people not getting this?!

[@idontevenknowbro]

At the end when they walk away together always gets me.

[@thechickennuggetoffate9139]

To clear something up, this entire novel is ambiguous, meaning you can interpret it however you want. There isn't one correct way of how YOU read it and you shouldn't be told how to interpret it. Sure, there are some topics that are very clear in the novel, like Candy's Dog paralleling Lennie's death, but all in all, interpret it how you want. And Good luck for that exam you have soon ;)

[@tb145h-skull7]

Gosh this scene is so iconic to me. For the fact that it's morbid, It's dark, It's depressing and it's the perfect way to end it. The betrayal of two siblings and I love that.

[@issaksutton8005]

I live in uk and when we did this book in English my teacher became so infatuated with it that he moved to the US to work in a ranch. Seriously.

[@livgeherin7514]

And I bet the whole class stood up and clapped too

[@ReplyequalsNerd]

I'm going to kick their ass

[@vendetta1306]

Now I know this is just a movie, but I saw this a really long time ago and all throughout the movie I felt bad for the guy with his disorder. When the ending came I sat there with my mouth open and asking myself wtf did I just watch? I cried for a while. I know it was to put him outta his misery but nobody deserves to die like that. R.i.p little fella

[@dyad2r1]

One of Gary Sinese's best scenes.

[@vodoumyers]

By far one of the saddest movie endings I've ever seen in my entire life

[@KingOli1999]

Of Mice and Men is by far one of my favourite novels of all time. It's a tale about the creation of ones dream, but the destruction of dreams. George and Lennie are those two men who have a dream about having a farm, but sadly it is destroyed. This movie is even more sad, because when George kills Lennie he has these flashbacks of the good times he had with Lennie. John Steinbeck was an incredible man to bring us a story about two men's lives in Americas Great Depression. This story is one that has inspired me and one that I'll hold to my heart. Just like George and Lennie we all have dreams that we want to make, but sometimes it's impossible, because of risks and consequences we make that will affect our dream.

[@LaraCroft74]

You can hear the sadness in George’s voice at 2:19

[@replaytsl4591]

3:39 Lennie putting his hand on George in that flashback makes it even sadder

[@technomonkey857]

Saddest moment I've ever witnessed in a movie

[@infinity_sh4816]

@Brandon Jones no fuk dat ur dumb af that for kid and its a non fictional story this is real or coule happen if u think about it

[@allanromero5496]

Brandon Jones Infinity War is Garbage, there’s nothing sad about that movie

[@thecuber9117]

green mile boy in striped pyjamas the mist and of mice and men always makes me cry

[@november9595]

@Brandon Jones 🤣🤣🤣

[@katyandrews7438]

pov: you're doing of mice and men in english and you want to mentally prepare yourself for this scene but now you're sat writing this w tears in your eyes.

[@lukasalonzo9674]

Bruuhhh how'd you know

[@katyandrews7438]

@@lukasalonzo9674 absjbwjabdoe

[@leonlincoln9844]

In George’s defense, it was either Lennie gets a quick and painless death, or Lennie gets lynched. So this was a mercy killing.

[@radraygun]

It's fucked up how fast he killed Lennie like he didn't even think about he just stood up and blasted him like he was nothing

[@brandonking4071]

That's what she said

[@jemadel7216]

it happened fast because he it makes it more emotional. he killed Lennie when he was talking about something he really loved (the rabbits) so he could die thinking about it

[@yakult9404]

in the book it's prolonged and much sadder

[@foxbeboyt720]

+reymon rodriguez Well if you think about it too much chances are you won't go through with it and he also wanted him to die thinking of something he loved(the rabbits).

[@VinnimonCinnimon]

ikr

[@kirstchild]

I haven't even finished reading or watching this in my English class but since a class mate of mine ruined it; I guess I found myself here.

[@Spooky799kil]

I knew the walking dead ripped it off. Right when I she said look at the flowers.

[@epsdudez]

It was an allusion to the film. Not a rip off -_-

[@bigstabby]

I thought that too, when I saw it, but at the same time, they mentioned earlier in the episode, that Carol had been reading the girls books while they were talking about Mark Twain novels. It's possible this was an ode to Of Mice and Men, but I don't know.

[@Zereul-MedikatedTurnip]

it's not a ripoff dumbass it's an homage

[@venheartzeil3070]

Spooky799kil No, he is absolutely not wrong and his usage of the word was correct. That episode was paying homage, to Of Mice and Men. That scene was intentionally reminiscent of this classic scene. You've gotta be trolling lol.

[@Zereul-MedikatedTurnip]

***** you know sometimes harsh words have to be used to get a point across and im pretty sure you've might of been in similar situations.

[@elestupido9482]

You could see George dying inside when Lennie mentions that they have each other. That’s the power of great acting right there.

[@dougie6157]

2:27 this was the famous moment where everyone screamed in English class

[@genna2447]

Now everyone is screaming at home... trust me ik it lidget just happened to me 😂

[@dexterdynasty8821]

We watched in English and our whole class just laughed!

[@friitofredrick9046]

Wow, how insensitive.

[@hjc135246]

To be honest the book did have a much more emotional ending, instead of 2 sentences then no hesitation headshot*sigh* why did i ever comment here?

[@argottobob]

hjc135246 I wont deny that the book puts you in the moment far more effectively, but if you were to think of the lines of a book and apply them to real time, then it would have happened that fast. Put him in a happy state of thought and quickly end it, that was the whole premise there.

[@EREJones]

***** You have no hearts.

[@HauntFreak13]

E. R. E. Jones Welcome to the generation of cowards who hide behind computer screens and tell other people to kill themselves via KZbin comments.

[@crispybutterballs1294]

I remember reading this book in Freshman year of high school and omfg the ending hit me like a bullet. (See what I did there? Sorry...) I was at home while finishing the book and as soon as I read the last sentence I started crying really hard. I ran right to my mother and said how George just killed Lennie. I could see why my mom and sister were desperate the story wouldn't be spoiled for me. What was really difficult was watching the movie at school after reading the book and over and over I kept telling myself "He's gonna die." and "Please don't cry again!"

[@himyrisa]

oh i thought he killed lennie to save himself...wow i'm so negative. he just wanted to save lennie from curley.

[@hopper9760]

I personally read more into it, I think it's a mix of different things, He's killing him to not only "save him from curley", but because he's such a big guy and danger to others , obviously not intentionaly but a man of his size and with his mental issue can become an issue without proper care, and he can't always monitor lennie's activities, but I do beleive you are right in the sense that he didn't do it for selfish reasons.

[@MrBudcole]

John Olivas The scene where Crook said "I shoulda never let them shoot my dog - I shoulda shot my own dog", was the foreshadowing.

[@MrBudcole]

Ben Waitin I said Crook - should have said Candy. Apologies.

[@ingridmohan4115]

lennie is his dog btw

[@CDNSpartan]

Curley is a asshole that dose not even care about his wife. To him Lennie broke his hand and his possession so he wanted to get revenge Gorge did a good thing killing Lennie because Curley would have shot him in the guts and it would be a slow painful death. Gorge did it so it was instant and painless

[@Graham2468]

I remember studying this in high school. Both the film and the book are absolutely magnificent, beautiful and heartbreaking

[@Sthelens_madness]

The ending was literally emotional I love u George and lennie ly

[@nalyssa7]

I just finished the book and teared up when reading the final chapter. My English teacher had us watch the film adaptation which was just hard to watch. The ultimatum George was given on Lennie was probably the hardest thing I've ever read in a book. George had many reasons to kill off Lennie himself, he was merciful and it was just a final end on their friendship as George only wanted the best for Lennie. He was forced to kill Lennie because of what Steinbeck alludes to when Candy says that he should not have let Carlson shoot his dog. This movie and book is the most heart wrenching thing I've ever read because of how much of emotional turmoil this story includes.

[@orangexlightning]

This was executed so much better in the book. I got a bit depressed when I read it there, here, when I saw it for the first time I was trying to contain a fit of laughter. It was so sudden and unexpected that it accidentally became funny to me and completely failed the impact it was supposed to have.

[@Katiegamergirl1991]

This scene wasn’t compared to the book in class, my teacher felt bad because some of us just felt the feels 😭

[@johnytvhateaccount3323]

I'm so glad my teacher made me read this, best book I've ever read.

[@SunderlandGlobal]

Here watching this video today because a very silly British student demanded that this book be banned from being taught in schools because it is "racist", and refused to read it. That marks a fundamental misconception of everything of Mice and Men was about, it is a story of tragedy, hopelessness and striving in vain amidst the great depression and the frailty of the American dream, and this single brutal moment at the end perfectly captures that despair. Such a great work.

[@DuckWithA_Sword]

This will forever be my fav movie even in school

[@SilentGAMER-c9r]

In Year 10 GCSE English, the report that we had to make for this, the reasons for why Lennie killing George. I remember writing a two page report. To then recieve a B for it, wtf

[@niggaroni5608]

2:27 when ur friend takes the last slice of pizza

[@applewoodshredderz5128]

i just burst out laughing before i was crying

[@olympe1996]

Im the only not native english speaker who actually searched for this movie by curiosity and not exams? lol

[@sobianaz9633]

this made me cry at them end (the memories)

[@RaTedInfectZ]

This weeks Walking dead ending reminded me so much of this

[@Sklarlightwo]

Before what happened, not going to spoil it, I thought to myself "They're going to do 'Of Mice and Men', aren't they?" And they actually did! Such a good episode, reminded me so much of this scene.

[@dead_shot_1498]

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[@tyusjames9514]

The harp at 3:33 made it even sadder

[@ColonizerChan]

It was more emotional in the book, I cried so hard. It was point blank, he held it up for a bit a slowly pulled it...

[@AstralJustus]

Colonizer-Chan the video made it more comedic

[@mikaelya8325]

“and i’ll get to tend the wabbi-👨🏻‍🦱🔫”

[@AwesomeacoolestThe]

Man I saw this today in class and I called it dude. I still sobbed like crazy.

[@jakey259]

2:25 have fun with your book reports

[@tastywheat7900]

My class just finished this book and I feel like I’m being watched after seeing this👀👀👀

[@MrLegendzHDz]

WHO COULD NOT LIKE LENNIE

[@Chris1200923]

Curley

[@joeytownsend1188]

Me

[@ZeroUs30]

Having a brother with similar condition to Lenny, it broke my heart to watch this

[@generalkenobihellothere7389]

The book was amazing and these two brought the dynamic to life. Heart = Broken

[@trolleraisfm5575]

If you remember earlier in the film, One of the characters takes the old man's dog away and kills it, if you remember also he said that we would shoot him in the back of the head, that way he will never know what hit him, that's exactly what George had done to Lenny and one other thing, it was the same gun. One of the best books around with a great film adaptation, never forget it!

[@jdniscool]

His death is much better in the book. George actually says that he's sorry beige he shoots him. But In this it's done like a comedic skit and he just pulls the trigger at a random moment. That's just stupid

[@jdniscool]

Before*

[@Scar-wg4qc]

That's how it actually would have happened. He wanted to get it over with as soon as possible with no second thoughts

[@VinnimonCinnimon]

In the book, there was second thoughts. It was longer, and sadder. In the book it says he picks up the gun and his hand is shaking and then he puts it back down, then, he picks it up again, and eventually shoots him, and it's a lot sadder. I *almost* cried. I usually never cry during movies or books. The last time I cried on a movie, I was 4 and I was watching the Spongebob movie, and cried on the part they got dried under the lamp.

[@anempathetichuman3426]

I don't see the comedic effects of the scene. People find GUN SHOTS that kill people FUNNY! The world we live in...honestly...imagine is this was real 🙁

[@chadundis9377]

I know

[@Aeviu]

Have fun while it lasts freshmen, this is coming from a senior.

[@anonymousshitposter1743]

George said sadly, “I’m sorry Lennie, *only one of us can tend the rabbits* “

[@penutsonmypoptart8304]

Why did this make me cry a little bit😔